Shingle for repairing old or leaky roofs.



R. B. HALL.

SHINGLE FOB. REPAIRING OLD 0R LBAKY ROOFS.

APPLICATION FILED O0T.22, 1913.

1,090,531. Patented Mar.17,1914.

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S HIl'N'lErLE FOB, REPAIRING OLD OR LEAKY IRtNJlilS.

To all whom; it may concern: a

v I, #RIQHARD" "B; HALL, citizen of the United States,- residing at Fairton, in the county of Cumberland and Estate-of New Jersey, have invented certain torRepairing Old or Leaky Roofs, of which the following is a specification.

, The resent invention relates to a sheet metal shingle which is especially designed for, repairing old and. leaky roofs, the prirnary. object of-theinvention being to provide a shingle of this character which embodies novel features of construction wherehy t can be readily applied to decayed or broken Wooden shingles in such a manner as to repair the roof and stop leaks therein without the necessity of removing and re-- placing shingle. A further object ofthe inventionis t0 the broken or decayed wooden provide ashingle of this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which canbe readily applied to a roof, either to leaky portions thereof or to the ntire roof, and which will fit over worn and defectlve wooden shingles'ln such invention consists in certain novel combinaa manner as to effectively repair the roof ,andstop all leaks therein.

With these and other objects in view, the

tions and arrangements of the parts as will -1nore frilly appear as the description pro coeds, the novel features thereof being ed out in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in. which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of an old shingle roof pointi having the sheet metal shingle applied therethe line 22 of Fig. 1.

to. F ig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on Fig. 3 is a plan view of a sheet of the shingles. Fig. 4 is a front view of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a sheet of the shingles having a slightly difi'erent arrangement. Fig. 6 is a one of the ridge members. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view through one ofthe shingles, and Fig. 8 is a similar view showing a slight modification.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indn Specification of Letters Patent.

wooden shingles overlap Patented Mar. 17,1914.

. Application filed October 22, 1913. Serial No. 796,609

catedfiin all the views of the drawing by V the same reference characters.

' Referring to the drawings, the numeral designates'an inclinedroof surface which s provided upon the exterior thereof with Wooden shingles 2, the said shingles being applied in the ordinary manner. These to prevent leakage when the shingles are 1n good condition, although wooden shingles are subject to decay, and under the action of heat and rain not infrequently curl and crack so as to cause leaks in the roof. The

a suificient amount ordinary manner of repairing a leaky shin gle roof is to'remove the broken or decayed shingles and replace the same with new shin gles, although this is attended with diiiiculties, owing to the large amount of overlap between successive rows of the shingles.

. In orderto overcome the above difiiculty in repairing leaky shingle roofs, the sheet metal shingle 3 has been devised. This sheet metal shingle is formed in sheets or plates such as indicated by Fig. 5. cient length to fit over the projecting ends of a number of wooden shingles, and have a width slightly greater than the exposed portion of the shingles so as to provide a slight overlap of the metal shingles when the lat for are applied. The sheets or plates A and B are provided with the grooves or. depressionsd which correspond to the spaces between adjacent shingles and subdivide the sheet or plate into a plurality of individual shingle elements adapted to fit over the at A by Fig. 3 and at B shin les of the roof. These rooves or depressions 4 not only serve to retain the wooden shingles against turning or twisting and to secure a firm seatin of the metal shingle upon the wooden shingles, but also gives the finished roof the appearance of a shingle roof, so that a roof may be repaired in spots or sections without destroying the appearance of the entire roof. It will also be observed that the forward edge of the sheet A is formed with a downwardly projecting flange 5 which fits over extremities of the wooden shingles. In thls connection attention is directed to the modification shown by Fig. 8, in which this flange 5 is shown as provided at the lower edge thereof with a returned lip 6 which extends under the end of the shingle so as to securely lock the metal shingle with the These plates are all of a sufii the ends or then driven through the ends of the 7 wooden shingle and eliminate anydanger'of the metal shingle being raised or displaced by a heavywind.

The sheet or plate B is similar to the plate A, with the exception that the grooves or depressions i are arranged in aslightly different manner, a half shingle section 3 being provided at the end of the sheet or plate B, while the plate A begins with a full shingle section.

In applying the metal shingles to an old shingle roof, the plates'A and B are'used alternately upon' the successive rows of shingles. the grooves or depressions -l of the plates B being disposed at intermediate points between the grooves 4 of the plates A, in the same manner-in which the shingles upon successive rows are arranged to cover the joints between underlying shingles. Suitable fastening members such as the nails (3 may be employed for securing the metal shingles in position. In applying the shingles, the upper edge of the metal shingle isinserted under the ends of the next higher row of wooden shingles, andthe nails 6 said next higher row of wooden shingles so as to penetrate the upper edge portion of the. metal shingle and secure the metal shingle in position. The nails or fastening members-(3 are thus caused toengage the metal shingles at the unexposed portions thereof which are fitted under the projecting ends of the next higher .rowof shingles. The heads; of the nails G are covered by the nctal shingles fitted over the nexthigher row of wooden shingles, so that both the nailsv and the openings through which the. same pass are completely covered.- 'The sheets or plates .& are formed with full shingle stt'tiolmle end thereof, andjwith a narrow section 3 at the opposite end, the said narrow sectionbeing adapted to be overlapped by the full sliingle';section at the end of the next plate A, thereby providing a continuous metal covering or sheeting for the row of shingles which is absolutely weathcrtight. In asimilarmanner, the sheets B are provided at the inner ends.

thereof .with the narrow-shingle sections 3 "corresponding to the before mentioned narrow sections 3 and adapted to be overlapped by adjacent shingle sheets.

.\ special member, similar to that shown by Fig. 6, may be employed at the ridge 'of th roof the said section comprising the .two angularly disposed plates 3 having a hollow wing 3 at their junction which may receive the projecting ends of the upper row of shingles on one sideof the ridge.

As previously stated, these metal shingles are primarily designe'dfor use in repairing old or leaky shingle roofs. and they may either be applied to 'the e ntire roof, or only to certain spots or portions thereof which may be out of repair. The peculiar manner of forming the shingles causes them to losely resembmthe wooden shingles when placed in position, so that to all appearances the roof is formed of the ordinary wooden shingles. v-

The essential feature of' the improved sheet metal shingle is the construction of the same in the. form of a hollow shell which can be fitted over decayed or broken shingles in such a manner as to repairthe roof without the necessity of removing the old shingles, thereby enabling the roof to be repaired at less expense and much more quickly. than is possible where it is necessary to remove the old shingles and replace the same with new shingles.

Having thus' described the invention, what I claim as'new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,1is: i

A sheet metal shingle for repairing leaky shingle roofs, the said sheet metal shingle being in the form of ahollow shell adapted to fit over the projecting ends of a series of shingles,'the said shell being provided with grooves or depressions corresponding to and fitting. between the joints wooden shingles being. coveredq In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

in presence of two witnesses.

v RICHARD B. HALL.

itnessesz l a Gronon Haarrrox, Mam-1m T. Con 1.13s.

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